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Showing posts with label fort mims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fort mims. Show all posts
Friday, August 30, 2013

200th Anniversary of the Fall of Fort Mims

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Fort Mims State Historic Site 200 years ago today, Red Stick warriors stormed Fort Mims, a log stockade in the Tensaw settlement north o...

Friday marks 200th Anniversary of Fort Mims attack

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Today (August 30, 2013) marks the 200th anniversary of the attack on Fort Mims, Alabama, by Red Stick warriors during the Creek War of 1813-...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Fort Mims 200th Anniversary - The night before the attack

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Monument  at Fort Mims  200 years ago tonight, a force 700-1,000 Red Stick warriors moved to within range of Fort Mims, a roughly buil...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

William Weatherford's Grave - Baldwin County, Alabama

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The resting place of a noted figure in Southern and Native American history an be found in a quiet park in Baldwin County, Alabama. William ...
Saturday, May 31, 2008

Spring Travel Part Twenty: Fort Mims, Alabama

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Sometimes the most interesting historic places can be found a little off the beaten path. A prime example is Fort Mims State Historic Site n...
Sunday, August 19, 2007

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Alabama

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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Alabama was one of the most significant military encounters in American history. Fought on March 27, 1814, the...
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